Short:    Wordwrap converter script for CED
Author:   ben@bmatthew.demon.co.uk (Ben Matthew)
Uploader: ben@bmatthew.demon.co.uk (Ben Matthew)
Type:     text/edit


INTRO
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After a discussion on one of the newsgroups I have decided to release
this simple, yet bloody useful to some (!), arexx script for CygnusED
(should be ok with 3.5 and higher).

The WordWrap feature of CygnusED merely adds a newline in when you reach
the right border.  Whilst this is fine for some purposes (e.g: writing
this aminet readme file) other purposes it is not.

For example I think CygnusED is quite wonderful so I'd happily use it
for doing letters or documents before loading them into FinalWriter.
For this you need proper word-wrapping with no extra newlines.

Also for Amigaguides you shouldn't have lots of newlines for paragraphs
of text (it assumes users have the same screen width).  Generally bad
practice - you should turn on wordwrapping and use one-line paragraphs.


USAGE
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Install into cedscripts as any other rexx script.  Then add a new rexx
script in CygnusED (point to the script file).  Lets say you installed
it as command 4 (for arguments sake).

Now turn on wordwrapping and type your document so that it's visually 
pleasing.  Best save a backup at this point! :)

Now either block select a paragraph of text and hit F4 or just hit F4.
If you don't select anything the script will convert the whole shabang.
Good for documents - bad for Amigaguides ;-)

And thats it.


EXAMPLE
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(Set with a very small right-hand margin!)


The rain in spain falls
mainly on the plane.  

This is a quick test to 
see whether my script 
works.

This is the third 
paragraph.

This is the fourth 
paragraph.

This is the fifth 
paragraph.


Converts to:-


The rain in spain falls mainly on the plane.  

This is a quick test to see whether my script works.

This is the third paragraph.

This is the fourth paragraph.

This is the fifth paragraph.



RELEASE NOTES
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I've tried to cover as many situations as my imagination would stretch
(wrapping with a spare space before the newline or without, etc.) but
you can probably break it somehow quite easily.

I don't claim this is perfect but it works for me.


I hereby release this script and the contents of this archive herein
as FREEWARE.  You may distribute it freely and on any medium.




URL: http://www.bmatthew.demon.co.uk/amiga/ced




Ben Matthew


============================= Archive contents =============================

Original  Packed Ratio    Date     Time    Name
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    2422    1175 51.4% 26-Jan-99 14:03:50  ConvertWW.readme
     648     353 45.5% 26-Jan-99 14:07:26  ConvertWW.ced
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    3070    1528 50.2% 26-Jan-99 18:05:38   2 files